Indiana’s Abortion Method Ban Stands but Could Face New Fight

Indiana can enforce a ban for now on the most common method for abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy, but an abortion provider might be able to use a new legal theory to strike it down.

The US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization undoubtedly prevented Caitlin Bernard from prevailing on her claim that Indiana’s ban on “dismemberment” abortions unduly burdens a right to abortion under the 14th Amendment’s due process clause, the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana said. The court granted the state judgment on the pleadings.

But Bernard may ...